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Dec. 4, 1934. R; N..SAXBY TICKET ISSUING MACHINE FOR TOTALIZAIORS FiledAug. 9, 1930 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 Inu Hub EFT Norman Eaxb 1934- R, N. SAXBY1,983,247

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TICKET ISSUING MACHINE FOR TOTALIZATORS Filed Aug. 9, 1950 5 SheetsSheet4 Rubi-T Norman S-xb Dec. 4, 1934. R. N. SAXBY TICKET ISSUING MACHINEFOR TOTALIZATORS Filed Aug. 9, 1930 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 Patented Dec. 4,1934 TICKET ISSUING MACHINE FOR TOTALIZATORS Robert Norman Saxby,Liverpool, England, as-

signor to Automatic Electric Company Limited, Liverpool, England, acompany of Great Britain Application August 9, 1

In Great Britain 930, Serial No. 474,155 August 21, 1929 19 Claims. (01.101-66) The present invention relates to ticket-issuing machines for usewith electric totalizers of the type used on racecourses and is moreparticularly concerned with an electrically-driven ma.- chine in whichthe whole operation of issuing a ticket is controlled by themanipulation of suitable keys, adequate safeguards being introduced atvarious stages against fraudulent or faulty operation. The chief objectof the invention may be said to be the provision of a machine of thistype which is simple to operate and reliable in use and, moreover, iscompact so as to occupy comparatively little space and also to be lightin weight which is important in case it should be desired to remove itfrom one racecourse to, another.

According to the invention the ticket-issuing machine is entirelyelectrically driven, all the various operations being controlledelectrically by the operation of suitable keys. Thus the setting of thetypewheel bearing the designations of the various runners, thedetermination of whether Win or Place is to be printed and the actuallocking of the keys, which is effected while I a ticket is being issued,are all carried out'electrically. Moreover, the actual drive ispreferably provided by an electric motor which can be coupled up bymeans of a. magnetic clutch and the signalling connections by means ofwhich the, ticket-issuing. machine is associated with the centraltotalizing equipment are also electrical.

The invention will be better understood from the following descriptionof one method of carrying it into effect, reference being had to theannexed drawings comprising Figs. 1-9. Of these Fig. 1 is a plan view ofthe keyboard and lamp indicating arrangements, Fig. 2 is a plan Viewshowing a single key and details of the locking arrangements, Fig. 3 isa corresponding elevation, Fig. 4 is a view of the so-called cam' plate,Fig. 5 is a plan view in part section of the complete machine, Fig. 6 isa corresponding side elevation and partial sectional view taken alongthe line 6-6 of Fig. 5, Fig. '7 is a detail view of the magnetic clutch,while Figs. 8 and 9 are respectively front and side elevations of theoscillating pallet controlling the printing of Win or Place. It shouldbe mentioned that the machine illustrated is designed to issue 2/-tickets in connection with the system described in Simpson'sspecification Serial No. 430,414-filed-21st February 1930 though'it willbe understood that the principles involved are capable, of widerapplication.

Referring now particularly to Fig. 1, it will be seen that the keyboardcomprises five rows of keys staggered after the manner of the keys of atypewriter and co-operating with a lamp indicator which is composed offrosted glass strips arranged in inverted V formation. These strips bearthe numbers of the runners on each side of the V and may be illuminatedfrom underneath by suitable electric lamps in such manner as to bevisible to both the operator and the purchaser of the ticket. Inaddition, three common indieating lamps are located by the side of therunner indicator and are designated respectively Win, Place and Barred,this latter lamp being lighted in case an attempt is made to issue aticket for a runner on which betting is not permitted.

The shape and method of mounting of the keys may be seen from Figs. 2and 3. Each key com-'- prises a substantially L-shaped stamping 10,pivoted about the axis 11 so that the operating end may move in avertical direction in the slotted member 12 against the tension of thehelical spring 13. On the longer limb of the member 10 is a projection14, also substantially L-shaped and positioned so that when the key isdepressed the shorter limb registers with a slot in the comb-shapedmember 15, and in passing therethrough comes to rest immediately below.When either the Win key or the Place key and the key corresponding tothe runner chosen have been operated, circuits are completed due to theoperation of the contact springs such as 16 to effect the energizationof the electromagnet 17, which thereupon attracts its armature 18.Armature 18 is provided with an extended arm 19 which engages with themember 15, and as the latter is a sliding fit in the member 12, it ismoved in a longitudinal direction a distance equal to the width of onetooth, whereupon the teeth adjacent to the keys depressed will then beset over the smaller arm of the projections such as 14, and by thismeans the keys depressed are held inoperated position. Since thecomb-shaped member 15 is now out of register with all other keys nofurther operation of the runner keys is possible though avalue key mays'till'be operated since these keys are provided with an independentlocking arrangement of a similar character. It may be mentioned that theinformation it is desirable to record on the ticket may be divided intotwo categoriesj firstly what may be termed information of a permanentcharacter such as the name of the course, the-number of the machine,thedenomination of the ticket issued, a suitable code word orcombination of letters and possibly also also be treated as included inthe permanent ingear wheel 40 is slipped over of the sleeve and butts upagainst formation. Conveniently the permanent information is set up on atype roller which co-operates with suitable inking mechanism and printsdirectly on the ticket paper as it is fed past, while the variableinformation is preferably printed by means of a hammer which presses thepaper against a carbon ribbon in contact with suitable type which may bereadily changed by mounting it on a wheel capable of rotation. Theelectrical equipment is similar to that described in the specificationpreviously referred to in that rotary line switch banks and wipers ofthe type employed in telephone systems are made use of, the switchwipers being mounted on the same shaft as the type wheel which isadapted to be driven through suitable gearing by a small electric motor.

When the appropriate keys have been operated a circuit is completed foran electric motor (not shown) which is coupled to the shaft 36 (Fig. 5).This shaft runs in suitable bearings let into the opposite supportingwalls 37 and 38, and carries a small gear wheel 39 in mesh with thelarger gear wheel 40 which forms part of the magnetic clutch 41 and 42shown in detail in Fig. '1. As may be seen from this figure theclutchcomprises an inner sleeve member 43 supported at its ends by theball races 44, the left-hand one of which is fastened by means of thescrew and washer 45 to the stud member 46, secured to the wall member 37and carrying a bush 48, which is a driving fit into clutch plate 49carrying the associated gear wheel 50. The right-hand ball race isfastened by means of a similar screw and washer to a shaft 51, whichrevolves in the bearings 52 and 53 and carries at its end a bevel pinion54 which is fastened by means of the nut 55 and serves to drive theshaft carrying the type wheel and switch wipers as will bedescribedlater. The bearings 52 and53 are housed in suitable recesses inthe ends of the sleeve member 56 which passes through a hole in thesupporting wall 38 and is locked thereto by means of the locking collar57 against the shoulder 58.

The inner sleeve member 43 is provided with a projecting collar 59 andduring assembly the the right-hand end the collar 59 and is fastenedthereto by the screws 61 which are recessed into the wheel. The excitingcoils 62 and 63 are then fitted over the ends of the sleeve, the coil 63being smaller and consequently less powerful than the coil 62 since ithas to impart the drive to a considerable lighter mechanism. In order toprovide a ready means of contacting with the coils during rotation andat the same time affording protection, two cylindrical cases 64 and 65of magnetic material encircle the coils and are provided with lippedends 66 which are located in suitable annular grooves cut in theopposite faces of the gear wheel 40, and are secured thereto by aplurality of screws such as 6'7. Supported also at the outer ends ofcylindrical cases 64 and 65 are insulated rings 68, butting against theshoulders 69 and fastened to the casing by a number of countersunkscrews such as '70, while a metal connectingring'll is forced over eachinsulated ring so that it comes to rest against the shoulder 72.Co-operating with the metal connecting rings '71 .are two sets of brushgears not shown, and since one end of each coil is connected to themetal casing of the clutch, their circuits may be completedindependently by way of the associated metal rings and brush gear from asuitable source of electrical energy. .Normally with the exciting coilsde-energized, only the clutch assembly mounted on the sleeve 43 rotates,the gear wheel 40 being driven by the smaller gear wheel 39.

When the circuit is completed for the exciting coil 62, magneticattraction is exerted on the clutch plate 49 so that it moves along thestud member 46, and comes into contact with the end of sleeve 43 and theedge of the casing 64, and by friction is caused to rotate therewithcarrying the gear wheel 50 which is in mesh with a larger gear wheel 73shown in Fig. 5. At the conclusion of the ticket-issuing operation, thecircuit of exciting coil 62 is opened so that the clutch plate 49 isreleased and gear wheel 50 comes to rest. In order to obviate thepossibility of a magnetic residual efiect which might influence theclutch plate after the opening of the circuit, a thin disc 74 ofsuitable non-magnetic material is interposed between 'the clutch plateand clutch body, being held in position by meansof screws such as '15.

when the smaller exciting coil 63 is energized, a slightly differentclutch action is brought into operation thereby, since on this side ofthe clutch a sliding movement cannot be employed without upsetting themesh of the bevel gears. In this case the clutch plate is built up intwo parts, namely, a ring 76 and a collared plate 77, which areconnected together by a light flexible disc 78, secured to the ring 76by screws 79' and pinned to collared ,plate '77 and shaft 51 by means ofthe metal pins 80. When the coil 63 is energized,

the ring '16 engages the casing 65 and the sleeve 43 to transmit thedrive to the shaft 51, and by this means the flexible plate 78 is dishedto the ..r ,extent of travel of the ring 76. A non-magnetic residualplate 81' similar to plate 74 is provided for a similar purpose.

Referring now more particularly to Fig. 5, the motor drive transmittedby way of ,the smaller gear wheel 39 to the larger gear wheel 40 isextended by the portion 41 of the magnetic clutch to the shaft 51 andthence to the bevel pinion 54 in mesh with a bevel pinion 83 shown insection in Fig. 6. From this figure it will be seen that the shaft 84which carries the type wheel 34 is supported at its ends by the ballraces 85 and 86 let into the brackets 87 and 88 and has formed on it theshoulders 89 and 90. The type wheel 34 is mounted on the extendedleft-hand end of the shaft and is rigidly secured thereto by means ofthe lock nuts 91 which are threaded on to the end of the shaft while thewheel 83 butts up against the shoulder 90 on the righthand end of theshaft and is locked thereto by by means of the set screws 94 to thesimilar' collar 92 fastened to the main shaft 84, while the right-handend of the shaft 79 is locked by means of the nut 95 to the ball race 96which is housed in the bracket 97. The actual switch banks have not beenshown in Fig. 6 but their location is upper end by means of the clearlyindicated in Fig. 5. By means of the shaft 84 and the shaft 79, thedrive is extended to the type wheel 34 and the wipers 35 showndiagrammatically in Fig. 5, which are accordingly rotated until thecontrol wiper encounters the contact which has been marked by theoperation of the particular key. When this occurs a circuit is completedfor a relay not shown, which opens the circuit of the clutch coil 63 andcompletes the circuit of the type wheel stopping magnet 80, Fig. 5,which causes the pivoted trigger 81 to move into engagement with theratchet wheel 82 which is provided with teeth correspending to therunner numbers inscribed around the periphery of the type wheel, so asto cause the latter to come to rest in a definite position and ensurethat there shall be no overlapping of the printing. As an additionalmeans of accurately locating the type wheel in the correct position aflat spring 98 is provided, having a V- shaped end which beds'into theteeth of the ratchet wheel 82. This locating means is particularlyuseful when no rotation of the type wheel is necessary owing to thewipers being already in engagement with the required contacts, in whichcircumstances it will be appreciated that the ratchet wheel must be heldin a, definite position so that the pivoted trigger 81 may properlyengage with the ratchet wheel teeth. The ratchet wheel 82 is preferablyflexibly connected to the type wheel 34 in any well-known manner so thatthe rotating parts may be brought to rest without undue shock even ifthey are rotating at comparatively high speed. The type wheel, whichpreferably bears the number of. the runners in both words and figures,is thus set to print the number corresponding to the operated key;

The operation of the win key is arranged to complete the circuit of theelectromagnet 99, Fig. 5, which is fitted with an armature 100, pivotedat-the point 101 and provided with an extended arm 102, at the extremeend of which is hinged asecond arm 103. This arm extends through a slotin the supporting wall 38 to effect the operation of an oscillatingpallet located adjacent to the type wheel 34 and bearing the words Winand Place in such arrangement that the proper one will be brought intoposition for printing. The mechanism is illustrated in greater detail inFigs. 8 and 9 from which it will be seen that the arrangement comprisesa flat metal stamping 104 of the shape shown pivoted at its lower end bythe pin 105 to the type wheel shaft supporting bracket 87, and linked tothe operating arm 103 by the pin 106. Fastened to its screws 107 is thetype block 108, bearing on the right the word Win and on the left theword Place. In the normal position, that is, with the magnet 99de-energized, the lettering Place is held in position under the printinghammer 109. When, however, the magnet 99 is energized in response to thedepression of the win key, the arm 103 is moved to the right against thetension of a fiat spring 110 shown more clearly in Fig. 5 whereby thelettering Win is brought into line under the printing hammer 109. Thelocation of the oscillating pallet in respect to the type wheel is shownmore clearly in Fig. 6.

When the type wheel and the oscillating pallet have been properly set,corresponding lamps are caused to glow on the indicator panel shown inFig. 1 associated with the operating key-board in view of the operatorand the purchaser, and

,117 operated independent if the bet has been set up on the correctrunner, the operator will press one of the value keys shown in Fig. 1,depending upon the number of tickets it is desired to issue.- Assumingthat three tickets are required, the operator will press the keydesignated 6/- which will thereupon lock in anoperated position byelectro-mechanical means similar to that illustrated in Fig. 2, and acircuit will be completed for the coil 62 of the magnetic clutch so thatthe left-hand portion 42 extends the motor drive to the cam shaftdriving gear wheel 73.

Referring now more particularly to Fig. 4, the depression of the valuekey 6/- also completes a circuit for a so-called cam magnet 111 whichattracts its armature 112 which is pivoted at the point 113, therebyraising the trigger 114 out of engagement with the notch 115 cut in thecircumference of the circular cam plate 116, which is rigidly secured tothe gear Wheel 73. At the same time the spring set 117 associated withthe armature 112 is actuated, this operation completing the circuit forthe driving motor and the portion 42 of the magnetic clutch. The gearwheel 73 then moves in a clockwise direction and the trigger 114 rideson the circumference of the cam plate 116 and maintains the spring setof the energization of the cam magnet 111.

Returning now to consideration of Fig. 5, the gear wheel 73 is locked bymeans of the threaded ring 118 to the cam shaft 119 which is supportedat its ends by suitable ball races let into the walls 37 and 38 andcarries four cams designated 1, 2, 3 and 4, which are locked to theshaft by similar threaded rings and are arranged to make one completerevolution for each ticket issued. Cam 1 controls the hammer 109 whicheffects the printing of the variable data in the following manner.Co-operating with cam 1 is a lever 120, contacting at one end with thecam face through the medium of a hardened fixed buffer 121, which isfastened by the screws 122 and locked at the other end by means of ascrew 123 to a shaft 124 which is supported at its ends by suitablebearings let into the walls 37 and 38 and carries at its right-hand enda lever 125 which is more clearly seen in Fig. 6. The lever 125 isprovided at its free end with a hard metal insertion 126 bearing againstthe rounded end of a hardened pin 127, threaded into a lug 128 whichforms part of the printing hammer 109, and is fastened thereto by meansof the lock nut 130. The printing hammer is of inverted T-shape andmoves in suitable grooves in the guide block 131 against the tension ofthe helical spring 132, which is compressed between the end of thehammer 109 and an L- shaped bracket 133, and held in position by theguide rod 134 which is in turn threaded into the hammer 109. Normallythe hammer is held clear of the ticket strip 135 by means of the lever125, but as the cam shaft 119 rotates the end of the lever 120 is causedto drop into a depression in cam No. 1 whereupon lever 125 movesdownwards and the printing hammer 109 is forced into contact with theticket strip under the pressure of the spring 132.

The printing is done in a longitudinal direction along substantially thecentre line of the ticket strip, which as may be seen from Fig. 6 is fedfrom the spool 136. In order to secure a clear impression without anyoverlapping the paper strip is supported at its edges an appreciabledistance, say above the carbon ribbon 137, which is fed from a spool 138supported in a suitable manner, and run over a series of free rollers toa receiving spool 139 which is driven by a slow ratchet mechanism whichwill be described later. The hammer 109, which extends for substantiallythe whole length of the ticket, covers in width only approximately thecentre third, so that when the hammer is operated the paper strip isbowed downwards and in consequence only contacts with the type wheel atthe actual points required, that is to say, where it is engaged by thehammer.

After the printing of the variable data has taken place, whichconveniently takes place in the first sixth of a revolution of the camshaft, cam No. 2 comes into action to control, the feeding operation ofthe ticket strip. As will be seen from Fig. 6, pairs of feed rollers areemployed both in front of and behind the portion of the ticket stripengaged by the printing hammer, and the lower feed roller 140 on thedischarge ride is also the type roller, by means of which the permanentinformation is printed, its lower face contacting with an ink roller141, and its upper face co-operating with a hard rubber roller 142 so asto give clear impressions. The ink roller 141 is pivoted on a lever 143in such position that its lower face dips into the ink box 144 which issupported in a suitable manner on the machine frame, and the lever 143is also pivoted at the point 145 and is controlled by the spring 146which is anchored to the frame by the p n 14'7; hence the ink roller 141is held in close contact with the type roller 140. In order to secure areliable feed of the paper strip, the rollers 140 and 148 are supportedon journals which are eccentrically mounted and'have rigidly attached tothe eccentric mounting portion a spring which tends to force the rollersinto contact. This arrangement prevents any slipping of the paper whichwould result in the issue of mutilated tickets. If desired, the upperroller 149 may be provided with suitable type so that ad'- vertisingmatter may be printed on the back of the ticket. This matter wouldclearly be of a permanent character and changes in it when necessarycould be made by removing the type roller and replacing it by another.For this purpose the retaining side plate 150, Fig. 5, is extractedsideways by removing the knurled nuts 151 and the rollers are thenexposed as shown in Fig. 6. It will be noted that the type sleeve isheld in position on roller 140 by the key 152.

As the camshaft 119 continues its rotation, cam No. 1 will cause theprinting hammer 109 to be lifted clear ofthe ticket paper and when thishas been done cam No. 2 will exert a pressure against the roller 153fastened to the arm 154, which is pivoted at its lower end (not shown)to the framework base, and pivoted at its upper end by means of the pin155 to the similar arm 156 which runs at right angles to the arm 154 andis pivoted at its other end to the extended arm 157 of a loose collar158 which is free to revolve on the shaft 159. Pivoted also to theextended arm 157 of the loose collar is a pawl 160 which is held byspring pressure in contact with the ratchet wheel 161 which is securedto the shaft 159. Faetened also to the right-hand end of the shaft 159which extends through the wall 38 is a large gear wheel 162, in meshwith the smaller gear wheels 163 and .164 which drive the upper feedrollers 142 and 149. Similar small gear wheels in mesh with thosedesignated 163 and 164 serve to drive the lower feed rollers 140 and148. The large gear wheel 162 has a number of teeth which is an exactmultiple of the number of teeth on the smaller gear wheels 162 and 163,and the ratchet wheel 160 is provided with a number of teeth equal tothe value of this multiple; forexample, if the smaller and larger gearwheels have 24 and 96 teeth respectively, then the ratchet wheel 161will have four teeth. As the cam movement continues, the pawl 160engages with wheel 161, so that the larger gear wheel is advanced adistance equal to one ratchet tooth, thereby driving the smaller gearwheels through a complete revolution to effect the printing of thepermanent information, and feed the t cket paper out of the machinebetween the shear blades 189 and 195. Cam No. 2 is so shaped that thefeed motion is completed during little more than the first halfrevolution of the cam shaft, and when the pawl 160 recedes from thetooth of the ratchet wheel161 at the completion of the movement, theratchet wheel and shaft 159 are held in position by the fiat spring 167,which is secured by the screw 168 and is V-shaped at its end for thepurpose of bedding into suitable notches formed in the circumference ofthe wheel 169 which is also secured to the shaft 159. Conveniently thewheel 169 is provided with notches equal in number to the teeth of theratchet wheel 161 and correspondingly placed, so that by this means theticket feed gear wheels willalways come to rest in a definite position.

At this stage cam No. 3 which issimilar in shape to cam No. 2 will comeinto operation to ad- Vance the serial number total by one. As is bestseen from Fig. 5, cam No. 3 co-operates with a roller 1'70 fastened to alever 1'71 which is secured at its distant end to a loose sleeving 172,riding on the shaft 124 and carrying at itsright-hand end a lever 173which may be observed adjacent to the printing hammer guide block 131.The lever 1'73 has a further lever 1'74 pivoted at right angles theretowhich extends down to a series of ratchets and pawls for operating theserial number mechanism, which embodies the well-known Geneva principleand will therefore not be described in detail.

Cam No. 4 is brought into action at substantially the same instant ascam No. 3, and controls the actual cutting off of the ticket from thestrip. The roller 175 which is riding on the cam No. 4, causes the lever176 to be raised and as the latter is clamped by means of the screw 177to shaft 1'78, a slight turning movement is imparted-to the latter. Theshaft 1'78 is supported in suitable bearings let into the walls 3'! and38 and carries at its right-hand end the lever 1'79 which is clamped bymeans of the screw 180, and bears against the operating pillar 181 forthe shear blades, which may be more clearly appreciated from referenceto Fig. 6. In this figure it will be seen that the upper shearbladeassembly comprises a substantially rectangulag' block of metal 182supported at either side in .-sliding grooves .and having the operatingpillar 181 threaded into its upper end in a central position and lockedby means of the nut 183. In similar manner the pillars 184 and 185 arealso threaded into the upper end of the shear block 182 in such positionthat they pass through convenient holes in the bridge piece 186 andcarry on their upper portions helical springs such as 187, which arecompressed between the lock nuts 188 and the bridge piece 186 when theshear blades are operated. The upper shear blade 189 is held in positionloosely by means of two screws such as 190,

. blade is cut obliquely so against a rounded rib 191 formed on the faceof the block 182. A strong spring 192 is inserted in a suitable cavitydrilled through the block 182 and is compressed by the screws 194andclamp plate 193 and pressure is therefore brought to bear against theshear blade 189 so that it pivots on the rounded rib 191 and comes intoclose contact with the lower shear blade 195. The shear blades areconsiderably wider than the ticket strip to be cut, and the knife edgeof the upper that a scissor-like cutting action is produced. Moreoverwith this arrangement even when the shear blades have separatedsufficiently far for the ticket strip to pass between them, theirextreme edges on one side are still in contact owing to the obliquesetting, and this is in fact desirable for guiding the bladessatisfactorily. When the lever 179 is operated by the slight turningmovement of the shaft 178 previously mentioned, pressure is brought tobear on the operating pillar 181 and as a result the shear block 182 andassociated shear blade are caused to descend in the grooves against thetension of the springs 187, and the printed ticket is thus cut off andfalls by gravity into the receptacle 196 shown in Fig. 5.

Fastened to the shear blade operating shaft 178 by means of the screw197, is a small lever 198, having pivoted at right angles to it a longarm 199, carrying at its lower end a pawl which cooperates with theratchet wheel 200, secured to the shaft which carries the carbonribbonspool 139, shown more clearly in Fig. 6. By this means it' will beappreciated that the carbon ribbon spool receives a slight turn uponeach operation of the shaft 178, and in consequence the carbon ribbon isadvanced a short distance after each printing operation. When thecut-off cam No. 4 has com-,

pleted its function, the cam shaft 119 will have made one completerevolution and as may be seen from Fig. 4 the trigger 112 will againfall into means for printing the the notch 115 in the cam plate 116 toprevent any further rotation of the cam shaft, and at the same time theassociated springs will break contact to open the circuit of themagnetic clutch and the driving motor. By this means the mechanism isbrought to rest and is prevented from again operating until the triggeris again raised electromagnetically. Since, however, three tickets arerequired, magnet 111 is again energized as soon as the central equipmentsends back the checking signal and a second ticket is issued. A thirdticket is then issued in similar manner and thereupon a countingmechanism controlled by the value keys prevents any further operation ofthe magnet 111 and also opens the circuits of the key locking magnetssuch as 17, Fig. 2, so that the keys are restored to normal.Alternatively it might be arranged that the circuit of the magnet 111 ismaintained, and the trigger 112 is thus held up and prevented fromdropping into the notch 115 in the cam plate 116 until the requirednumber of tickets has been issued. Moreover, if desired, the action ofcam No. 4 could be suspended so that tickets were issued in a continuousstrip instead of singly.

It should also be mentioned that as a matter of convenience the serialnumber is printed on each ticket before the ticket is actually required,that is to say, although the printing of the serial number is effectedat the same time as the printing of the other variable information, itis made on the succeeding ticket; this expedient permits a very simpleand compact arrangement of the variable and permanent the operatedapparatus thereat tromagnetic 5 information. It should also be mentionedthat the driving motor may be set in motion in response to theinitiation of each ticket-issuing operation or alternatively may becontrolled by a timing device, causing it to run for a short periodafter the issue of each ticket so that at times of heavy betting itwould run continuously.

The cancellation key marked CNCL is provided in order to enable the keysto be released without any operation of the central totalizing equipmentin case it is discovered before the value key has been operated that anerror has been made in the operation of either the runner or the classkey. Such error would more readily be discovered since an indication ofthe particular keys pressed is given to both the operator of the thetotalizing equipment to effect the release of without effecting aregistration.

I claim:

1. In a ticket printing machine provided with blank tickets, thecombination of permanentdata type means, variable-data type means, aplurality of variable-data keys, electromagnetic operating meanscontrolled by said keys for positioning the second type means inaccordance with the data keys performing the control, and additionalmeans operated under control of said keys to make impressions on saidblank tickets of the permanent-data type and the positionedvariable-data type.

2. In a ticket printing machine provided with a supply of blank tickets,the combination of a permanent-data type carrier, a variable-data typecarrier, a plurality of data keys, operating means, electromagneticmeans controlled by an operated one of said keys for coupling saidvariable-data type carrier to said operating means to position thevariable-data type in accordance with the key operated, printing means,and electromagnetic means for coupling said printing means to saidoperating means to print on a blank ticket the permanent data and thevariable data as positioned.

3. In a ticket printing machine, a supply of blank tickets, a pluralityof data keys, a type member carrying type corresponding to the datarepresented by said keys, operating means, elecmeans controlled by theoperation of one of said keys for coupling said member to said operatingmeans to position the type on said member in accordance with the keyoperated, printing means, and other electromagnetic coupling means forcoupling said printing means to said operating means to cause animpression of the positioned type to be made on one of said blanktickets.

4. In a ticket printing machine, a supply of blank tickets, a pluralityof data keys, a member carrying type corresponding to the datarepresented by said keys, driving means, electromagnetic meanscontrolled by the operation of one of said keys for coupling said memberto said driving means to position the type on said member in accordancewith the key operated, printing .means, and other electromagnetic meansfor cou- 6 ing means, a shaft carrying a wheel having type on itsperiphery corresponding to the data represented by said keys,electromagnetic means for ity of data keys, a

coupling said shaft to said driving means to rotate said shaft and wheelto place any of said type in a printing position, means for causing saidshaft to be uncoupled from said driving means when the typecorresponding to an operated one of said keys is in the printingposition, printing means, and electromagnetic means for coupling saidprinting means to said driving means to print on one of the blanktickets the data in the printing position.

6. Type setting apparatus comprising a plurality of' data keys, a membercarrying type corresponding to the data represented by said keys, 2-drive means, means for coupling said member to said driving means to setthe type carried thereby in a certainposition, means for causin Saidmember to be uncoupled from said driving means when the typecorresponding to an operated one of said keys is in said certainposition, and means thereafter controlled by the actuation of another ofsaid keys to perform a printing operation in accordance with the keyfirst operated.

7. Type setting apparatus comprising a pluralrotatable member carryingtype corresponding to the data represented by certain of said keys, arotating member, means for coupling said rotatable member to saidrotating member to move said type through a setting position,

means for causing said rotatable member to be uncoupled from said othermember when the type corresponding to an operated one of said keys is insaid setting position, and means thereafter controlled by the actuationof one of certain other of said keys to print, out oif, and expel fromsuch apparatus a plurality of tickets from a strip of ticket materialtherein in accordance with the key first operated and the number ofwhich are determined by the last key operated;

8. Type setting apparatus comprising a plurality of data keys, arotatable member carrying type corresponding to the data represented bsaid keys, a rotating member, electromagnetic means for coupling saidrotatable member to said rotating member to move said type through asetting position, and means for causing said rotatable member to beuncoupled from said other member when the type corresponding to an op,-erated one of said keys is in said setting position.

9. Type setting apparatus comprising a plural-- 'ty of data keys, arotatable member carrying type rresponding to the data represented bysaid keys, a rotating member, electromagnetic means for coupling saidrotatable member to said rotating member to move said type through asetting position, and electromagnetic means for causing said rotatablemember to be uncoupled from said other member when the typecorresponding to an operated one of said keys is in said settingposition.

10. Type setting apparatus comprising a plurality of data keys, arotatable shaft, a wheel carried thereby having type on its peripherycorresponding to the data represented by said keys, a rotating member,means for coupling said shaft to said member to rotate said shaft andwheel,

thereby moving said type in and out of a setting position, means forcausing said shaft to be uncoupled from said member when the typecorresponding to an operated one of said keys is in the settingposition, means for then bringing about the printing of a character inaccordance with such setting position, and means for alternatively tosuch setting is demember when the type corresponding to an operated keyis in the printing position, printing and issuing means, and means forcoupling this last means to the operating member to cause an impressionof the type in the printing position to be made on a blank ticket and toissue the printed ticket.

12. In a ticket printing and issuing machine provided with a supply ofblank tickets, a plurality of data keys, a first type member carryingtype corresponding to the data represented by said keys, a second typemember carrying type representing other data, an operatingdev'ice, meansfor coupling said first member to saiddevice to move the type carried bythat member through a.

printing position, means controlled by an operated one of said keys forarresting said first mem--. her when the type corresponding to theoperated key is in the printing position, ticket printin and issuingmeans, a shaft carrying a plurality of cams for operating thislastmeans, and means for coupling said cam shaft to said operatingdevice, whereby said printing and issuing means is operated to make animpression on one of the initial position in case blank tickets of thattype of the first member in the printing position and the type of thesecond member and to issue the printed ticket.

13. In aticket printing and issuing machine provided with a supply ofblanktickets, a plurality of data keys adapted to be operated one at. atime, a start key adapted to be operated after an operation of one ofsaid data keys, a typ member-carrying type corresponding to the datarepresented by said keys, an operating shaft adapted to start movingupon the operation oi. said start key, electromagnetic means controlledby said start 'key for coupling said type member to the shaft to movethetype through a printin position, means controlled by the operateddata key, for causing said member to be uncoupled from the shaft whenthe type corresponding to that data key reaches said printing positionto arrest that type therein,'printing and issuing means, andelectromagnetic means for coupling this lastmeans to the shaft to causean impression of the type in the printing position to be made on one ofthe blank tickets and to then issue that ticket.

14. In a numbering device having an' article therein to be numbered, aplurality of keys representing numbers, a type wheel carrying numbers onits periphery corresponding to said keys, one of which numbers is in astamping position,

said wheel having no normal positionbutremaining in the position lastused, means operating automatically following the operation of one ofsaid keys for rotating said wheel, means for looking the operated one ofsaid keys in its operated position and for'locking the remainder of suchkeys against operation, means operating automatically when the numbercorresponding to the key operated is in the stamping position forstopping thewotation of said wheel, means operating thereafter forstamping that number on said article, and means for thereafter unlockingsaid key to permit its restoration to normal and to enable the operationof another of said keys.

15. In a numbering device having an article therein to be numbered, aplurality of number keys, an operating key, a type wheel carrying aplurality of numbers thereon corresponding to said number keys, meansoperating automatically following the operation of one of said numberkeys and said operating key to rotate said wheel and move said numberssuccessively through a stamping position, electromagnetic meanscontrolled by the operated number key for auto matically arresting therotation of said wheel when the' number thereon corresponding to theoperated number key reaches said stamping position, and means operatingthereafter for stamping that number on said article.

16. In a numbering device having articles therein to be numbered, thecombination of serial number numbering means for serially numberingsuccessive articles, and other numbering means for variably numberingthe serially numbered articles, said other numbering means comprising aplurality of number keys, a number bearing member, and electromagneticmeans controlled by said keys for manipulating said member to select adesired number for the numbering of an article.

17. In a printing machine, a plurality of type keys, an indicatingdevice associated with each type key, a rotatable wheel having type'onits periphery corresponding to said keys, a finder switch adapted torotate with said wheel, means for rotating said wheel and switch to movesaid type through a printing position, and means controlled by saidswitch and an operated one of ply of tickets,

said keys for arresting the rotation of said wheel and switch when thetype corresponding to the operated key arrives in the printing position,saidswitch thereupon causing the operation of the indicating deviceassociated with the operated key.

18. In a ticket printing machine having a supply of blank tickets, aplurality of type keys, means operated by an operated one of said keysfor lockingthat key operated and the other keys against operation, arotatable wheel carrying type on its periphery corresponding to saidkeys, rotating means controlled by the operated type key for couplingsaid wheel to said rotating means to move the type through a printingposition, finder means adapted to rotate with said wheel until the typecorresponding to said operated key is in a printing position, printingmeans, and means for coupling said printing means to said rotating meansto impress the type in the printing position on one of the blanktickets.

19. In a ticket printing machine having a suppermanent-data type means,variable-data type means adapted to be moved to place any of the type inprinting relation with a ticket, a plurality of keys representing thevariable data, electrically operating meanscontrolled by an operated oneof said keys for moving said variable-data means to place the typecorresponding to the data represented by the operated key insaid'printing relation, printing means, and means for operating saidprinting means to simultaneously make an impression of the permanentdata on one ticket and the variable data in said printing relation onanother ticket.

ROBERT NORMAN SAXBY.

